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A specific, follow-up-proof 'why Cursor'

Draft the first two sentences of your own 'why Cursor' answer. Then write the three follow-up questions an interviewer could ask and confirm you have a real answer to each.

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"I like hard problems and the AI space is exciting" dies on the first follow-up. Every candidate says a version of it. A real why-Cursor names a specific capability you've touched, what it changed for you and why the embed-and-ship version of this work is the one you want.

DURABLE VS GENERIC 'WHY CURSOR'

Interactive diagram. Tab through its regions; each focused region shows its detail in the panel below.

diagram: compare

The same question, two answers - one survives three follow-ups, one dies on the first.